The 2022 EDUCAUSE Study of Students and Technology is based on a 41-item survey instrument that was distributed during February and March 2022 to a national sample of adult (age 18 and up) undergraduate students in the United States through collaboration with Ipsos Knowledge Panel. The survey consisted of both closed- and open-ended items, and the median response time was 21 minutes. The full survey instrument can be found here.

A total of 820 respondents were included in the final data analysis (12% qualification rate and 50% completion rate), and data were weighted to reflect benchmarks from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center of Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2020. Data were weighted by gender, age, race/ethnicity, full-time versus part-time status, and institutional Carnegie Classification.

Open-ended data have been reported verbatim except for light editing for readability (e.g., typos and punctuation).

The following tables represent selected demographic data for the 820 respondents included in the analysis. 

Table A. Weighted Gender of Respondents

Gender Identity	Percentage of Respondents
Male	41
Female	54
Transgender, non-binary, or a different identity	6

Table B. Weighted Age of Respondents

Age	Percentage of Respondents
18–24	71
25–34	17
35+	12

Table C. Weighted Race/Ethnicity of Respondents

Race/Ethnicity	Percentage of Respondents
White, Non-Hispanic	53
Black, Non-Hispanic	13
Other, Non-Hispanic	6
Hispanic	22
2+ Races, Non-Hispanic	6

Table D. Weighted course load of respondents

Course Load	Percentage of Respondents
Full time	39
Part time	57
No answer	3

Table E. Weighted Carnegie Classification of Respondents' Institutions

Carnegie Classification	Percentage of Respondents
AA	34
BA Priv	3
BA Pub	8
DR Priv	6
DR Pub	25
MA Priv	6
MA Pub	12
Specialized	5

Table F. Weighted Class Standing of Respondents

Class Standing	Percentage of Respondents
Freshman or first-year college student	30
Sophomore or second-year college student	26
Junior or third-year college student	18
Senior or fourth-year college student	13
Fifth-year college student or beyond	11
Other undergraduate standing	2

EDUCAUSE Research and Insights is grateful to the numerous individuals whose contributions made this work possible. First, we thank the 820 students who gave their time and energy to respond to this survey. Next, we appreciate the subject-matter expert panel who helped shape the research questions and survey items for the survey instrument and reviewed the final report. In alphabetical order, this panel included:

• Martha Burtis, Plymouth State University
• Autumm Caines (she/her), University of Michigan–Dearborn
• Lucy Greco, University of California, Berkely
• Jim Julius (he/him), MiraCosta College
• Wanda White, Winston-Salem State University

Finally, we thank the former and current EDUCAUSE staff members who have helped with the design, distribution, analysis, reporting, and marketing for this report.